Senior Housing Support Worker (Driver)
We are looking for a compassionate, motivated individual to join our friendly team in Grimsby, Lincolnshire as a Senior Housing Support Worker.
Our service provides housing-related support to people with a range of support needs, including mental health, learning disabilities, substance misuse, ex-offenders, and people experiencing homelessness and financial struggles.
As a Senior Housing Support Worker, you will have a varied role, from collaborating with other senior staff to lead a team, to providing person-centered practical and emotional support to people with a variety of support needs.
will vary from helping to lead a team alongside other senior staff, to providing person-centered practical and emotional support to people with a variety of support needs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Hold a caseload of people that you support, providing individualized, outcome-focused practical & emotional support.
- Work in line with support plans to help people succeed in areas such as: tenancy support, work readiness, community integration, independent living skills, financial management, health & wellbeing.
- Oversee other support workers’ cases, ensuring positive outcomes, reasonable timelines, and contract requirements are met.
- Support senior staff in planning and delivering smooth service operations (such as staff supervisions, rota planning, carrying out assessments & devising support plans)
The successful candidate with have a warm, proactive approach, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Essential requirements:
- A clean, valid UK driving license with access to a car.
- Supervisory experience
- Experience supporting people with housing-related support needs.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week). Hours are to be worked flexibly according to the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends and public holidays.
Vacancy Reference Number: 93920
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received an Investors in People Gold award.
Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.
Application Instructions:
In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.
You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to recruitment@creativesupport.co.uk to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.
If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.
Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
